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| Bryan McCabe Tribute (Traded to Florida!) |
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First off, I'd like to thank the youtube
users I got a lot of this footage from. It
wouldn't be possible without you guys!
Anyway, this is a video of the greatest
player in NHL history, Bryan McCabe. There is
nobody who will ever get even close to the
amazingness of #24, as he is a Toronto Maple
Leaf and all Maple Leafs are brilliant.
/sarcasm
Seriously though, I'm a Leafs fan who thinks
McCabe is garbage and here is my tribute to
the nothing he's done. Enjoy!
McCabe was selected by the New York Islanders
in the second round (40th overall) in the
1993 NHL Entry Draft.
In his junior hockey years, McCabe played for
the Medicine Hat Tigers (1991-1993), the
Spokane Chiefs (1993-1995), and the Brandon
Wheat Kings (1995) of the Western Hockey
League. In 1994-1995, McCabe was chosen as a
First-Team WHL All-Star. Additionally, he was
a member of the Gold Medal-winning Canadian
national teams at the World Junior
Championships in both 1994 and 1995.
McCabe played for the New York Islanders, the
Vancouver Canucks, and the Chicago Blackhawks
before joining the Maple Leafs in 2000.
He finished fourth in Norris Trophy voting
and was named to the Second All-Star Team at
the culmination of the 2003-04 season. He
signed with HV71 of the Swedish Elitserien
when it was announced that the NHL season was
facing a lockout. McCabe struggled in the
Swedish Elite League and was fired from HV71
after accumulating a total of 1 goal and 0
assists in 10 games with 30 penalty minutes.
He was recognized as the NHL's Offensive
Player of the Week for the week of November
13-19, 2005. McCabe ended the year with 19
goals and 49 assists, good enough for third
overall amongst defenceman scoring, behind
Nicklas Lidstrom and Sergei Zubov.
On December 21, 2005, McCabe was named as a
reserve for Team Canada at the 2006 Winter
Olympics at Torino, Italy. On February 2,
2006, he was moved from the reserves to the
official roster to replace an injured Ed
Jovanovski. McCabe signed a 5-year deal worth
$28.75 million with the Maple Leafs on June
28, 2006.
Bryan McCabe is a defenseman for the Toronto
Maple Leafs. He is well-known for his
slapshot, and less well-known for any sort of
defensive skill. He is currently worth
one-eighth of the Leafs' salary cap, along
with bedfellow Tomas Kaberle. He has also
played for Team Canada at the 2006 Winter
Olympics and made it known that he hated the
jerseys because they made him look svelte and
trim like some Eurofag Swede and not enormous
and manly as all good Canadian boys should.
A fierce rivalry was ignited between Bryan
McCabe and the net (not to be confused with
the empty net) on October 9, 2007, against
the Carolina Hurricanes, when the Net
viciously cross-checked McCabe as he was
coming out from behind the Net. The hit
passed a review by NHL disciplinarian Colin
Campbell, much to his chagrin. Later in the
game, McCabe was to throw a warning shot at
the Net, barely missing it and partly
infuriating but mostly confusing Vesa
Toskala.
McCabe would have his revenge six days later
while playing for the Sabres. Unsatisfied
with giving another brazen warning to the net
and scaring the everloving fuck out of Andrew
Raycroft, McCabe blasted a wicked clearance
into the Net with just 3.6 seconds left in
overtime.
McCabe on Defense
What? Oh right, that time when he doesn't
take slapshots. Yeah, this is when McCabe
prefers to flounder around and hope that
Kaberle makes a smooth pass to begin a
breakout play.
McCabe as an Olympian
Look, we don't know why this happened or why
he wasn't on the main powerplay unit. Let's
pretend it never happened.
Tags : the greatest defenseman of all time bryan mccabe toronto maple leafs hockey nhl 24 sucks mccabesucks flop mcgiveaway |
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Durée : 199 s |
| Bryan McCabe Tribute |
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Its pretty much a certainty that Bryan will
be leaving town. I don't care about his
salary or performances, this guy is still a
stellar defensemen and created some great
memories in the Blue and White. It will be
sad to see him move on, but ultimately the
Team comes first. This is a tribute to Bryan
McCabe's time as a Toronto Maple Leaf!
Enjoy,
Phate5
Music: Linkin Park, Shadow of the Sun
Tags : Bryan McCabe Toronto Maple Leafs Hockey NHL Ice |
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Durée : 260 s |
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